A1 · Beginner
Greetings and introductions
A greeting in German depends on the time of day and on whether you know the person. This lesson covers the everyday forms and a simple introduction.
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Three lessons each at A1, A2, and B1. The explanation follows the language of this page. The examples stay in German.
This lesson is free practice. It does not award a CEFR certificate.
A1 · Beginner
A1 · Beginner
Articles and nouns
Every German noun has a grammatical gender. The article shows that gender, and it also shows whether you mean one specific thing or one of a type.
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sein and haben
sein and haben are the two verbs you need first. sein says who or what someone is. haben says what someone has.
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A2 · Elementary
Talking about the past: Perfekt
The Perfekt is the past form people use most in conversation. It has two parts: a present form of haben or sein, and a participle at the end of the clause.
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Modal verbs
A modal verb changes what another verb means: ability, necessity, permission, or a wish. The modal is conjugated, and the main verb stays in the infinitive at the end.
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Accusative and dative
The article changes when a noun is the direct object or the indirect object. Masculine nouns show the change most clearly.
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B1 · Intermediate
Subordinate clauses
A subordinate clause adds a reason, a statement, a condition, or a question inside another sentence. The conjugated verb moves to the end of that clause.
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Konjunktiv II
Konjunktiv II talks about something that is not presented as real: a wish, a hypothesis, or a more polite request. It is not the ordinary past tense.
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Relative clauses
A relative clause identifies which person or thing you mean. The relative pronoun agrees with that noun, and the verb goes to the end of the clause.
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